Combination ledger and statement sheet



March 23, 1943.

J. V. HALL cOMiNATION LEDGER AND STATEMENT SHEETS File d- Nov. 18, 1942M. W J. w. W

. 6 J J F j d Z \x 1 A rmzwm Patented Mar. 23, 1943 COMBINATION LEDGERAND STATEMENT SHEET James Vernie Hall, Decatur, Ga.

Application November 1 1942, Serial 56 9 3 4 Claims.

This invention relates to a combination of ledger and statement sheetsfor use by banks and the like, and particularly such a combination whichenables an operator to record items on both ledger and statement sheetsin one opera-tion, the principal object of the invention being toproduce a set of similarly printed ledger and statement sheets .onwhich, however many times they may be removed from a typewriter or otherrecording machine and re-inserted therein, the printed matter on bothsheets will be in exact registration without loss of time on theoperator's part in adjusting the sheets. .Also, if items are to be addedto columns of figures on both sheets in successive operations, theoperator can see at a glance whether or not such items will come intoexact alinement with the previously written items in the columns, and ifnot, the necessary adjustment can be made so uickly as to entailpractically no loss of time. .My invention also has the advantage ofeffecting a saving in carbon paper, since the carbon sheet is of suchsize as to cover only that portion of the statement sheet on which itemsare to be entered, and is secured to the statement sheet in such amanner that it will maintain its position during successive operationsbut can be removed from the statement sheet when it has been completedwithout marring the sheet.

In the drawing- Fig. 1 is a plan view of the ledger sheet in foldedcondition, partly broken away to show the carbon sheet and the statementsheet.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation illustrating the ledger, carbon, andstatement sheets in operative position.

Fig. 3 is a view of the ledger sheet in unfolded condition.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the statement sheet illustrating the manner inwhich the carbon sheet is secured thereto.

This invention comprises a ledger sheet I adapted to be folded along theline 2. At the approximate center of the line 2 an aperture 3 is cutinto said ledger sheet in such a way that half of said aperture will lieon each side of the line 2. The ledger sheet is provided with a space 4adapted to receive such data as Checks in detail, "Date," Deposits,etc., which are usually found on ledger sheets, but as this data formsno part of the present invention it is not shown in the drawing and willnot be described.

A separate statement sheet 5 is adapted to be inserted between the twohalves of the ledger sheet when the latter is in its folded condition,

and said statement sheet is of the same size and configuration as thefolded ledge sheet. and is provided with a space 6 for the Printing ofcerw or the data which also appea s in the snae 4 of the ledger sheet,the space 4 and 6 be n in r gistration with ea h othe At the top ma ginof t e statement s e t a solid colored spot f is pri t d in a color corktrasting with the solar the statement heet, which spot is of exactly thesame s ze an shap asthe aperture 3 of the ledger sheet when in foldedcondition, the spot 1 being so positioned on the statemen sheet that itsout ine w l esister exactly with the outline of the aperture 3 when thestatement sheet 5 is placed i position between the ha ve f the fieldedledger sh et he spot 1 and the ledge shee are of contrastins colors. foa ur o e to b herei afte explained, a d preferably t e led er he t andthe statement sheet also a e of .diifereht col rs- A sheet of carbonpaper ,8. ha ing a t ansparent s ction 9 alon its up e mar in, issecured t0 the statemen shee .5 by means of small portion of adhesive 40near its upper edge, said carbon sheet 8 being so positioned on thestatement sheet 5 that its transparent section 9 lies immediately overthe space 5 of said statement sheet 5, so that the printed data in thespace 6 can be read through the transparent section 9 (Fig.4).

When my combined ledger and statement sheets are to be put to use, theprocedure is as follows:

The statement sheet 5, with its attached carbon sheet 8, is insertedbetween the two halves of the folded ledger sheet I, so that theoutlines of the colored spot I will register exactly with the outlinesof the aperture 3. Should even a tiny portion of the contrasting colorof the statement sheet be visible through the aperture 3, the operatorwill know that the sheets are not in proper registration and will adjustthem until only the color of the spot 'I can be seen through theaperture 3, which, as will .be readily understood, can be done in aninstant. The ledger sheet and the statement sheet have been so printedthat when the colored spot I and the aperture 3 are positioned, as abovedescribed, in perfect registration, the printed matter on said sheetswill also be in exact registration, and the operator can then proceed toplace the associated sheets in a typewriter, or other recording machine,and enter data in the various columns, knowing that such data will betransmitted through the carbon sheet 8 to the statement sheet 5 atexactly the right place on said statement sheet. This procedure can berepeated as frequently as it is desired to add more data to the ledgerand statement sheets, and the figures of subsequently added items willalways be in exact alinement with the figures previously written in thevarious columns on both sheets.

When the sheets have been completed, usually at the end of a month, andit is desired to send the statement sheet 5 to the customer, it is takenout of the ledger sheet, and the carbon sheet 8 is removed by tearingits transparent section 9 just under the line of adhesive which comesjust above the printed data in the space 6 of the statement sheet 5. Thestatement sheet is now ready to be sent to the customer, whose name andaddress have been written in the space I I at the top of said statementsheet, and a duplicate record on the ledger sheet I is retained.

I claim:

1. A foldable record sheet and a statement sheet adapted to be insertedin said record sheet when folded, said record sheet being provided withan aperture at its folded edge, means on "said statement sheet sopositioned as to be visible through said aperture at the folded edge ofsaid i'folded record sheet, said means in association with said aperturebeing adapted to bring printed matter on both of said sheets intoregistration, and a reproducing sheet detachably secured to saidstatement sheet.

2. A foldable record sheet and a statement sheet adapted to be insertedin said record sheet when'folded, said record sheet being provided withan aperture at its folded edge, means on said statement sheet sopositioned as to be visi- Yble' through said aperture at the folded edgeof said folded record sheet, said means being of identical size andconfiguration as said aperture, and said means in association with saidaperture being adapted to bring printed matter on both of said'sheetsinto registration, and a reproducing sheet detachably secured to saidstatement i sheet.

3. A foldable record sheet and a statement sheet adapted to be insertedin said record sheet when folded, said record sheet being provided withan aperture at its folded edge, means on said statement sheet sopositioned as to be visible through said aperture at the folded edge ofsaid folded record sheet, said means being of identical size andconfiguration as said aperture, and said means in association with saidaperture being adapted to bring printed matter on both of said sheetsinto registration, and a reproducing sheet, said reproducing sheethaving a transparent section through which printing on said statementsheet is visible, and said reproducing sheet being attached to saidstatement sheet by means of an adhesive on said transparent section sothat said reproducing sheet may be detached from said statement sheetwithout injury to said statement sheet.

4. A foldable record sheet and a statement sheet adapted to be insertedin said record sheet when folded, said record sheet being provided withan aperture at its folded edge, means on said statement sheet sopositioned as to be visible through said aperture at the folded edge ofsaid folded record sheet, said means being of identical size andconfiguration as said aperture, and said means in association with saidaperture being adapted to bring printed matter on both of said sheetsinto registration, and a reproducing sheet, said reproducing sheethaving a transparent section through which printing on said statementsheet is visible, said reproducing sheet being attached to saidstatement sheet by means of an adhesive on said transparent section sothat said reproducing sheet may be detached from said statement sheetWithout injury to said statement sheet, and said reproducing sheet beingso positioned on said statement sheet as to cover only that portion ofthe statement sheet on which it is desired to reproduce matter writtenon said record sheet.

a JAMES VERNIE HALL.

